Etobicoke Newswire

In a crowded west Toronto courtroom, 11 drivers working for the ride-sharing service UberX faced charges Tuesday morning following a police sting operation last month. The drivers were all charged under three sections of Ontario's Highway Traffic Act in what was called "Operation Catch Me If You Can" crackdown in February by officers in Toronto's 12 Division north of Eglinton Avenue West.
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Toronto fire officials say an 11-year-old boy has been badly burned in an apartment fire that also sent two other children and four adults to hospital with minor injuries. Police say one of the adults is a police officer.
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When Toronto realtor Sohail Mansoor listed a 30-year-old, two-bedroom condo on Maitland Place for $419,900 earlier this month, even the building's security guard warned that the price was too high. Fellow realtors wondered why Mansoor would hold back considering offers for a week - a common strategy for whipping up bidding wars in Toronto's frantically competitive house market, but almost unheard of for condos.
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Fire crews attend the scene of an apartment fire on Lake Promenade in Toronto on March 31, 2015. Toronto police pulled three children, including an 11-year-old boy who suffered severe burns, from an apartment fire in Etobicoke on Tuesday.
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Toronto fire officials say an 11-year-old boy has been badly burned in an apartment fire that also sent two other children and four adults to hospital with minor injuries. Police say one of the adults is a police officer.
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THERE ARE ALWAYS SO MANY THINGS TO DO IN TORONTO. GET OUT AND ENJOY SOME OF THE MANY GREAT PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS TAKING PLACE THROUGHOUT THE CITY IN APRIL! Budding movie makers, critics and all-around enthusiasts are in the director's chair at the TIFF Kids International Film Festival , featuring more than 100 screenings for children aged three to 13. The event, which includes 120-plus shorts and feature-length films from 37 nations, demonstrates the medium's ability to both entertain and educate, and to act as a means of exploring different concepts and themes.
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One child was severely burned in a two-alarm apartment fire in the city's west end on Tuesday morning. Paramedics said three children - including the burned 11-year-old - and four adults are being treated for minor smoke inhalation in hospital.
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Toronto police say a hearing impaired father of two was "executed" in front of his west-end home while he smoked a cigarette on the porch. Det. Murray Barnes says Donald Beckles, 46, probably did not hear his killer approach before he was gunned down at about 11 p.m. Monday.
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An 11-year-old boy has been badly burned in a two-alarm fire in the city's west end Tuesday morning. The blaze broke out just before 10 a.m. in a second floor apartment at 230 Lake Promenade, near Long Branch Avenue and the water front.
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The study conducted by the Dutch navigation company shows the congestion level has increased by 4 per cent from 27 per cent in 2013 to 31 per cent in 2014 - now ranking second in Canada behind Vancouver with an overall level of 35 per cent. But savvy and experienced motorists familiar with Toronto's roadways might be more adept at avoiding congestion altogether - or least help alleviate some of the driving stress with simple "traffic hacks."
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Fernando has a home life much like any other kid in his neighbourhood; he's close to his mother, helps around the house and has an accepted place within the large extended family that shares one home. And while it's just possible that other kids his age aren't helping their mother into her corset, spying on cute neighbour boys and polishing the penises of the nude statues adorning their homes, it is clear that this shy young fellow has a secure place within his environment.
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Toronto police say one of two brothers wanted in connection with the shooting death of a Toronto teen is now in custody. Murray, 25, and his 29-year-old brother Corey Murray are both wanted in connection with the death of 17-year-old Trevor Seraphine, who was gunned down earlier this month outside an apartment building in the city's northwest end.
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Seraphine was shot and killed in the early morning hours of March 21 after visiting a friend's house on Willowridge Road, near Eglinton Avenue West and Martin Grove Road. Curtis Murray, 25, of Toronto, was charged.
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ARREST MADE IN MURDER OF TREVOR SERAPHINE Police at 23 division say one of the two brothers being sought for the first-degree murder of 17-year old Trevor Seraphine is in custody. On Monday, police said they were looking for Corey and Curtis Murray who are both who are 29-years old and hardened criminals.
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Toronto police are investigating the city's latest homicide after a shooting at a townhouse near Martin Grove Rd. and Finch Ave. West. was watching TV while his family slept and, at about 11 p.m., went outside to have a cigarette on his porch, where he was gunned down.
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A Bay St. professional with a passion for fitness and bodybuilding has been identified as the woman found dead over the weekend inside the Brampton home of a man who neighbours say suffers from paranoid delusions. Peel Regional Police were called to a home on Nanwood Dr., in the Main St.-Steeles Ave. area, around 12:30 a.m. Sunday where they found the lifeless body of Kathryn Horne, 58, of Toronto.
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At a news conference on Monday, Toronto police announced that first-degree murder warrants have been issued for brothers Corey and Curtis Murray. Corey Murray, 29, of no fixed address is still at-large.
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The City of Hamilton is the first municipality in Ontario to issue a building permit for a mid-rise wood-frame building. The City of Hamilton is the first municipality in Ontario to issue a building permit for a mid-rise wood-frame building.
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One of two brothers being sought in connection with the murder of a teenager on Saturday has reportedly been arrested by Toronto police. Seventeen-year old Trevor Seraphine was shot multiple times and killed outside an apartment building in northwest Toronto .
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